Transforming Adjustments

Transforming Adjustments is an educational website built upon one mission: adjust many people's lives for the better. As much as I love adjusting patients' spines through the art of chiropractic, I am a firm believer that adjustments above the atlas (first bone of the spine) is crucial in achieving optimal health, success and personal greatness.

"Every man dies. Not every man really lives."

Through Transforming Adjustments, I will share with you, not only how to live healthy under regular chiropractic care, but how to live your life to the fullest, so you can be the best version of yourself. Welcome to Transforming Adjustments and read more about me here.

In health,

Dr. Tae Kim, Chiropractor

Featured articles

Patients and many health practitioners alike disregard degeneration to be an age-related disease. Whether it's osteoarthritis of the knees or degenerative disease of the spine, degeneration is NOT due to old age. Studies have found that teenagers of today suffer premature degeneration as young as 18-years-old! With more hours spent on computers and smartphones, a vast majority of us are going to suffer from degenerative conditions when they're entirely preventable. Read the myths and truths about degeneration and what the future holds for those who choose to ignore reality.

From chiropractors being jailed for allegedly practising pseudo-science, the AMA illegally lobbying against chiropractors, to being recognised by the World Health Organisation in 1997, chiropractic is a controversial profession. Today, chiropractic is the third largest primary health care profession, only surpassed by the medical profession and dentistry. Why is that? Here are top 6 reasons why chiropractic remains a controversial profession.

Forward Head Posture (FHP) is not considered as a health crisis because it doesn't cause any serious problems. Nobody really cares about neck stiffness, right? Wrong! FHP is known to cause not only chronic illnesses but also decreased blood flow to the brain and may even pull the entire spine out of its normal alignment! Learn more about Forward Head Posture and a Chiropractor's view on it here.

The perfect human physique: toned stomach, bulging muscles, six pack. That’s the body we all want, but many of us don’t have it. “I love food too much to go on a diet. My schedule is too packed with work, kids, errands to find time to exercise. I can't afford to go to the gym and eat healthily.” Does this sound familiar to you? Intermittent fasting will not only help you lose weight but it will also make you look younger, fight diseases and live longer!

Are you easily tired, sluggish and fatigued? I was too. From being diagnosed with sleep apnea during high school years to living like a caffeinated zombie, I was tired, fatigued and missed out in life. No matter how many hours I slept, things wouldn’t change. Recently, I’ve made six lifestyle changes and have documented it in this article to show you the changes I’ve made and how I disciplined myself to be consistent. Here are 6 lifestyle changes that helped me be more, do more and live more.

The current healthcare model is flawed and failing, and that's probably the reason why it continues to make so much money. People just get sicker by the day. It's not just about longevity but the quality of life that matters. Regular exercise, meditation and chiropractic care are some of many health-conscious choices you can make today to lower your health care costs. Read: Health is Wealth: Why Mainstream Medicine Is Failing But Remains A Successful Business.

Do self-affirmations work? Here’s part 2 after religiously reciting mine for the past full 3 years. I never skipped a day and my experiences and opinions on affirmations have changed. In a nutshell, it works and it’s amazing. It works by prompting optimism and subconsciously tearing down one’s self-limiting thoughts. Here are self-affirmations Bruce Lee style and my thoughts on it.

Recently I’ve had a transformational experience, I don’t feel tired anymore, I’m more enthusiastic at both work and life. I’m just generally happier. Nothing much have changed externally. I have the same problems, new problems have come up and I'm still living my normal daily life. In the past months, I’ve been making some purposeful changes and I’m going to share with you three mindset hacks that worked to immediately improve my quality of life.

Stoicism is renowned to be the most practical of all philosophies. Applying them is not only easy but they're also life-transformative. The modern day philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb defines a stoic as someone who, "transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation and desire into undertaking." In this article, I share my top 5 picks of stoic principles and how I implement them in my own everyday life.

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